Issue - meetings

7.1  20C310B/EIA/RE – Rhyd y Groes, Rhosgoch

7.2  30C180F/VAR – Gilfach Glyd, Mynydd Mechell

7.3  45C482 – Cae Gors, Newborough

7.4  46C569A/ENF – Moryn, Trearddur Bay

7.5  48C202A -   Penrallt Bach, Gwalchmai

7.1  20C310B/EIA/RE – Full application for the construction of a 49.99MW solar array farm together with associated equipment, infrastructure and ancillary works on land adjacent to Rhyd y Groes, Rhosgoch

It was RESOLVED to refuse the application contrary to the Officer’s recommendation on the basis that it is considered that the proposal does not constitute an exception sufficient to allow departure from policy ADN2 of the Development Plan.

(In accordance with the requirements of the Council’s Constitution, the application was automatically deferred to the next meeting to allow Officers the opportunity to prepare a report in respect of the reasons given for approving the application).

7.2  38C180F/VAR – Application under Section 73 for the variation of condition (02) of planning permission reference 38C180D (outline application for the erection of a dwelling and vehicular access) so as to allow an extension of time to submit a reserved matters application at Gilfach Glyd, Mynydd Mechell

It was RESOLVED to approve the application contrary to the Officer’s recommendation on the basis that the existence of the current outline permission, the acknowledgment of the site as part of the housing calculations in the Development Plan and the placing of a condition on the permission that commencement of the dwelling be implemented within a year would be sufficient material consideration to outweigh the provisions of the Development Plan.

(In accordance with the requirements of the Council’s Constitution, the application was automatically deferred to the next meeting to allow Officers the opportunity to prepare a report in respect of the reasons given for approving the application).

7.3  45C482 – Full application for the erection of a 20m high monopole tower with associated equipment on land north east of Cae Gors, Newborough

It was RESOLVED to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation subject to the conditions set out in the written report.

7.4  46C569A/ENF – Retrospective application for the retention of a private track on land adjoining Moryn, Trearddur Bay

It was RESOLVED to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation subject to the conditions set out in the written report together with an additional condition that the private track shall only be for the applicants use. 

7.5  48C202A – Full application for the erection of a dwelling on land adjacent to Penrallt Bach, Gwalchmai

It was RESOLVED to refuse the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation.

7.1  20C310B/EIA/RE – Full application for the construction of a 49.99MW solar array farm together with associated equipment, infrastructure and ancillary works on land adjacent to Rhyd y Groes, Rhosgoch

The application was firstly presented to the Planning and Orders Committee on the 27^th July, 2016; the history of the application as regard to deferments at a number of Committee meetings was noted within the report.  An appeal was submitted for non-determination but was withdrawn whilst the Applicant worked to resolve the outstanding issues with the Council.  A request to call-in the application for determination by the Welsh Ministers was rejected in a letter dated 7^th March, 2017.  The application was deferred at the September, 2017 meeting to allow the applicant to submit noise mitigation details which has now been received and the necessary consultation has taken place.

Mr. Gordon Warren (against the proposal) said that he was reading a statement on behalf of Mr. Roger Dobson from Cemaes.  Mr. Dobson lives in Cemaes where he is a Community Councillor.  The statement is also on behalf of the residents of Cemaes, people of North Anglesey as represented by six Community Councils and CPRW.  The statement said that they were not opposed to renewable energy and solar power, however they believed solar power is best deployed in built environment close to consumption i.e. on roofs of buildings or on brownfield sites and not on good agricultural land remote from consumption with consequential inefficient transmission losses.  The applicant argues that this scheme will have a capacity of 49.9MW and will power 15,500 homes but they do not admit that the usable output will be less than 10% of that figure.  On the sunniest day in June solar panels will generate power when it is least required but on dark nights in the winter when power is needed most will generate nothing.  However, putting this in context around 500 solar farms of 50MW covering half the land area of Anglesey would be required to replace Wylfa Newydd.

The development is planned in an area which is rich in archaeological remains.  The Planning Authority has omitted to report that the Gwynedd Archaeological Services has written ‘… without further investigation – that is Trial trenching, you will not have sufficient understanding of the historic environment to provide an informed basis for your decision’.  The applicant claims that there will be no significant impact on landscape or visual amenities and that impact on residential properties would be minor, however local residents have demonstrated that this is incorrect as is the assertion that the development is not prominent from the A5025.  It is questionable as to what is the point of a Joint Development Plan when within months of adoption it is ignored on questionable grounds.  The developer is insensitive and has a culture of bullying illustrated by their threats of appeal.  The residents are unhappy with bribes offered to the local schools to secure the applicants complicity – schools  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7